A small gourmet market which attracts stars from the
Santa Monica/Malibu area is Gelson's Market in Pacific Palisades.
It's one of a small chain of markets in upscale locations such as Marina
Del Rey and the Century City Shopping Center.

But it is this Pacific Palisades branch which seems to attract the most
celebrity shoppers.

Over the years, Sally Field,
Billy Crystal, Cindy
Crawford, Jane Fonda, Leslie
Nielsen,Glenn Close,
Jayne Meadows& Steve
Allen have all been spotted at this Gelson's market, which is
located about a mile inland from the beach, on Sunset
Boulevard, between Santa Monica and Malibu.
Also, the L.A. Times reports sightings of Beach Boy Brian
Wilson, comics Martin Short
and Chevy Chase here.

Inside, it's similar to most other Gelson's markets
(which is to say, quite nice, with particularly fine produce and deli sections),
but this one features a Wolfgang Puck takeout stand where you can pick
up a fresh-baked pizza while you shop.

(There is another celebrity-friendly Gelson's
market in the southwest corner of the Century City
Shopping Center. April Winchell reports seeing John
Lithgow, Jodie Foster and
Anne Robinson buying groceries there.
Other Gelson's in Hollywood, West Hollywood and the Valley also attract
celeb shoppers.)

Getting
there: from Pacific Coast Highway,
head east on Sunset, about a mile and a half, to just past Temescal Canyon
Road. You'll find the store on your right (south) side, at the southwest
corner of Sunset and Via de la Paz.

Also:
Just one block east of Gelson's was
Mort's Delicatessen, at 1035 Swarthmore
Avenue, Pacific Palisades, which had a celebrity following including
William Baldwin,Sean Penn and the lateWalter Matthau.

(In fact, Walter Matthau spent so much time there
that he occasionally helped deliver sandwiches to diners in the deli. And
after being released from the hospital, he had their food delivered to
his home!)

However, Mort's Deli closed in 2007, and the former
mayor of Los Angeles, Richard Riordan (who already owns the "Original
Pantry" downtown and "Gladstone's" in Malibu, bought the
space and has opened a new restaurant there called "Village
Pantry". Given the location, I suspect that the Village
Pantry will have a celebrity clientele of its own soon... (310) 454-3337.

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